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New Labor Laws Outlined by BACP

Posted on May 20, 2020

The Department of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection (BACP) and the Office of Labor Standards outlined a series of rules that will guide the implementation of the Chicago Fair Workweek, Minimum Wage Increase and Paid Sick Leave Ordinances which will go into effect on July 1, 2020. To outline how your business should comply with these new rule, they will host webinars every Tuesday and Thursday and office hours every Friday at 2:00pm. Click here for more information.

The Paid Sick Leave ordinance mandates that all Chicago businesses provide paid sick leave to employees. Any employee who works at least 80 hours for an employer in Chicago within any 120-day period is covered by the ordinance and is eligible for paid sick leave. Employees begin to accrue paid sick leave on the first calendar day after they begin their employment. For every 40 hours worked, employees accrue one hour of paid sick leave. See the notice below for more information.

This notice should be displayed at the place of employment (11X17) and to be provided with first paychecks (8.5X11).